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Career Development

Fortune editor visits March 16 for Munschauer lecture

A&S Communications

Leigh Gallagher '94, an English major, will talk about her work and her career path.

Data Science

Cornell helps unlock doors to careers in data science

Cornell Chronicle

A new course this semester called Data Science for All offers data skills that students will need regardless of their career.

Romance studies

Medieval and renaissance scholar speaks March 19

A&S Communications

A Medieval and Renaissance literature scholar from Bard College will visit campus March 19 to talk about her research related to truth and fiction in texts from the Middle Ages.

Campus Climate

University reaffirms its commitment to, support of undocumented students

Cornell Chronicle

Numerous resources are available on campus for undocumented students with and without DACA status.

History

Boycotts won't weaken the NRA's bottom line – but that's not the point

Globe and Mail

In this piece in The Globe and Mail, Lawrence Glickman, the Stephen and Evalyn Milman Professor in American Studies, argues that recent NRA boycotts are succeeding at an unprecedented level, utilizing a boycott for what they've always been been about: indignant consumers puncturing political influence.

In Memoriam

Cornell benefactor Imogene Powers Johnson dies at 87

Cornell Chronicle

Imogene “Gene” Powers Johnson ’52, a devoted alumna, benefactor and matriarch of a multigenerational philanthropic Cornellian family, died March 3 in Racine, Wisconsin. She was 87.

Biology

Undergrad researcher explores ways to combat antibiotic resistance to cholera

A&S Communications

Researchers have discovered a gene whose presence creates a larger “porin,” a hole in a bacteria’s outer membrane, allowing larger antibiotics to enter and attack the cell wall.

Music

Cornell Symphony Orchestra offers annual young person’s concert

A&S Communications

Young musicians from Ithaca High School Chamber Orchestra, the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra’s Youth Orchestra and the Cornell Synphony Orchestra will come together to perform a concert for the Ithaca community on Sunday, March 11.

Economics

Forms of imbalance in our world

Cornell Research

Two major issues face humanity: justice between the generations, and justice within the current generation, according to Ravi Kanbur, Applied Economics and Management.

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

It's mostly luck, not pluck, that determines lifetime reproductive success

Cornell Chronicle

While trait variation can influence the fate of a population, researchers found that the fates of individuals are often determined by “dumb luck.”

Molecular Biology & Genetics

To stay young and disease-free longer

Cornell Research

Lecturer Siu Sylvia Lee of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics is conducting research on aging.

Italian Studies

Colloquia explore Italian art, culture, literature, philosophy

A&S Communications

This spring, the Italian program within the College of Arts & Sciences is hosting the Italian Studies Colloquium, a series of lectures bringing together enthusiasts of Italian art, culture, literature and philosophy.

Humanities

Translation by Brett de Bary inaugurates new Cornell Press imprint

A&S Communications

Brett de Bary has translated one of the first two books in a new Einaudi Center imprint at Cornell University Press, Cornell Global Perspectives.

LGBT Studies

Professor offers talk on history of sexual minority rights in Zimbabwe

A&S Communications

A professor from Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada, will visit campus March 7 to deliver a lecture examining the history of activism among sexual minority groups in Zimbabwe. Marc Epprecht, professor of Global development studies, History and Cultural studies will offer “Reflections on the Struggle for Sexual Minority Rights in Zimbabwe” at 4:30 p.m. at the A.D. White House.

Psychology Honors Thesis: Proactively Contributing to Issues that Matter

Happy March! This month, ambassadors will be writing about academic research they conduct on campus. For the first post of the month, I am sharing a little bit about my experience completing a psychology honors thesis! By Suzy Park '18, Economics and Psychology double major, Law & Society minor